The Only Startup Moats Left In The AI Era Are Data And Distribution

AI took 80% of Q1 2026 venture funding. Web3 events founder Rime Salmi says the only startup moats left are data and distribution, and the guest list proves it.

‘It Was Kind Of By Mistake’—Aleph Bets $6M On Cloning The SaaS Giants

Inevitable AI Group, Nimrod Lehavi, Aleph venture capital, AI SaaS startup, vibe coding, SaaS disruption, AI venture studio, Simplex Nuvei

‘The Liquidity Hole’—Bitcoin Braced At $64K As Fed Eyes Fewer Meetings

Kevin Warsh floated cutting the Fed’s eight-meeting calendar. Traders say the risk is not the decision, it is the liquidity hole around it.

The CLARITY Act Delay Is Now A Compliance Problem, Not Just A Political One

The CLARITY Act’s Senate window is closing, but the real deadline belongs to compliance teams. What GCs, CCOs and boards should do before August, pass or fail.

Finance In 2030: A World Without Friction

By 2030, financial markets may operate with significantly less friction. Settlement cycles that currently take days could happen in near real time.

Real-World Assets (RWA): Rebuilding Global Finance From The Ground Up

RWA will likely transform financial markets from siloed, region-based systems into globally accessible, programmable markets.

For Bitcoin Holders, Aven’s New Credit Card Offers 7.99% Interest Rate

How to generate excitement and demand for a new credit card? A big Silicon Valley fintech is leaning into crypto.

Iran’s Bitcoin Tollbooth Validates Coinbase, Google Agentic AI Stack

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Bitcoin tollbooth is the first nation-state validation of the Coinbase, Google, Visa, and Mastercard Agentic AI payments architecture.

Why Healthcare Crypto Tokens Are Quietly Positioning For A Comeback

Today, the sector’s market capitalization sits at a fraction of its peak, totaling approximately $130M according to CoinGecko; the low hundreds of millions. To many observers, that signals failure.

Why AI Cyberattacks Have Made Your Software Security Strategy Obsolete

AI cyberattacks are rising fast, exposing limits of software security. Here is why institutions are shifting to hardware and what Ledger’s move signals next